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Mexico Discussion Questions

Mexico Discussion Questions. Partido Revolutionario Institucional Voto de miedo Voto de castigo Partido Accion Nacional Caudillos Caciques Narco-politicos democradura municipio political centralism municipios National Solidarity Program presidencialismo divided government.

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Mexico Discussion Questions

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  1. Mexico Discussion Questions

  2. Partido Revolutionario Institucional Voto de miedo Voto de castigo Partido Accion Nacional Caudillos Caciques Narco-politicos democradura municipio political centralism municipios National Solidarity Program presidencialismo divided government sexenios capitalinos Tecnicos corporatist sectors Confederacion de Trabajodres de Mexico (CTM) Confederatcion Nacional Campesina (CNC) Confederacion Nacional de Organizaciones Populares (CNOP) patron-client relationships neoliberal economic development model tesobonos Vocab words

  3. Is modern Mexican gov’t authoritarian or democratic? • Is the economy centrally controlled or does it operate under free market principles?

  4. Compare/contrast the three primary political parties, the PRI, the PAN, and the PRD. Include their full names, what groups of people tend to support the party, what is included in their platform, what their political beliefs are, and how their role or participation in the government has changed over time.

  5. “The PRI may have been crooked, but it gave Mexico 70 years of stability.” • Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Defend your argument. • Which is more important – stability or an honest government? Defend your argument. • Can you have one without the other? Defend your argument.

  6. Describe the issues of immigration between the U.S. and Mexico. • What are the immigrants reasons for coming? • What effect does it have on the U.S. and on Mexico? • What proposals have been made to help the illegal immigrants in the U.S. • How have the U.S. and Mexico tried to stop the illegal immigration?

  7. Mexican drug trafficking and illegal immigration to the United States are inevitable. • Do you agree or disagree? Explain.

  8. Does Mexico confirm the theory that economic growth and a market economy lead to democracy? • How does it compare to the developments of a greater economic growth but little democracy in China?

  9. Compare how protests affect the government and politics in Mexico and China. Use at least 1 specific example from each country in your comparison.

  10. (a) Describe three specific problems that Mexico has had since 1982. • (b) For each economic problem you identified in (a), describe a policy reaction that the government has had to the problem.

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